Movies and TvShows featuring "population-explosion" theme.

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet is a documentary that explores the impact of human activities on Earth's systems and the urgent need for global action to address climate change and environmental degradation.

Night of the Lepus is a horror/sci-fi/thriller movie about giant mutant rabbits that escape from a laboratory and start terrorizing a small town in Arizona. As the rabbits continue to multiply and wreak havoc, a zoologist, a rancher, and a sheriff must find a way to stop the deadly creatures before it's too late. Based on the novel of the same name, the movie features a mix of gore, suspense, and thrilling chase scenes.

Surviving Progress is a documentary that examines the effects of progress on the environment and economy, focusing on issues such as deforestation, overpopulation, and economic crises. It delves into the consequences of population explosion, business practices, and technology advancements. The film explores the struggles faced by South America, specifically Brazil, and its rainforests, and highlights the urgent need for environmentalism and sustainable economic practices.

In a dystopian future where Earth is heavily polluted and overpopulated, a couple living in a biosphere dome finds themselves faced with the prospect of having a child. However, due to strict population control measures, they must choose between breaking the law and facing dire consequences or living childless. As they struggle with their decision, they also uncover the truth about their society and the bleak future that awaits them.

Planet of the Humans is a documentary that delves into the destructive impact of human activities on the planet, highlighting issues such as overpopulation, deforestation, the use of fossil fuels, and the consequences of capitalism. It examines how greed and corporate interests have contributed to the decline of the environment, and suggests that changes in energy policy and a shift towards renewable energy sources are necessary for sustainability.

A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her hometown of Calgary in this critique of the bacteria-like spread of suburbia and exurbia. This film was made as part of the third edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

"There's No Tomorrow" is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the devastating effects of climate change and overpopulation. Through compelling visuals and expert interviews, the film highlights the urgent need for action in order to prevent further environmental destruction and widespread suffering. It delves into topics such as mass extinction, environmentalism, and the alarming increase in methane emissions. With a focus on the consequences of our actions, this documentary serves as a wake-up call to address the pressing issues of our time.

In a badly-overpopulated future, where each couple is only allowed one child and where people over 65 are forbidden medical care under a very draconian set of laws, a young couple, pregnant with their second child (the first died shortly after birth) enlist the help of an elderly former US Senator to help them escape to Canada.

Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.

How secure is our future? This eye-opening documentary -- which uses computer-generated imagery to illustrate an asteroid collision, black holes and worldwide plagues, among other threats -- explores seven scenarios that could spell the end of the world. Interviews with noted scientists examine the extent of preparations for these cataclysmic events and what's being done to save future generations from extinction.

Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMorehouse, who wants to pay 44 cents freight for two guinea pigs which he considers pets. Flannery, however, considers them pigs (freight 48 cents), a decision he begins to regret when the animals begin to reproduce.

Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction is a documentary that explores the urgent ecological crisis of mass extinction. It delves into the causes and consequences of species extinctions, highlighting the detrimental impact of human activities on the planet. The film raises awareness about the importance of biodiversity, the interconnectedness of ecosystems, and the need for sustainable solutions to save our planet. Through interviews with scientists, activists, and indigenous communities, it showcases the urgent call to action to restore and protect our natural world before it's too late.

Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.

Earth's environmental crisis--brought about by uncontrolled technological progress--is endangering life on a global scale. At the core of the threats to the planet - wars, overpopulation, pollution, and the depletion of natural resources - is the inadequacy of the nation state to come to terms with the surmounting problems of twentieth century living. What is urgently needed is the kind of international cooperation where nation states relinquish part of their sovereignty to a world body entrusted with the management of mankind's future.

A Mexican science fiction film where the over-population problem has been solved by programming people to operate in either day or night, and not both.

In 'Earth 2100,' experts and activists project the potential future of the Earth in the year 2100, exploring worst-case scenarios of power outages, government collapse, global climate change, bio-catastrophes, and more. The film examines the consequences of environmental issues such as global warming, oil dependency, overpopulation, water shortage, species extinction, and societal hypocrisy. It highlights the need for sustainable practices and the potential for a grim future if action is not taken.

Biologists estimate 20,000 to 40,000 species go extinct every year, many times higher than the "background extinction rate" built into the evolutionary process. The cause? Human environmental impact, the product of consumption times population. Many environmentalists focus on our excessive consumption, but discussing the latter factor in the equation - population - has fallen out of vogue. Welcome to environmentalism's radical fringe: the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and the Church of Euthanasia. Armed with slogans like "Thank You For Not Breeding" and "Live Long and Die Out," their ideas are usually greeted with laughter or hostility. But beneath the silliness, do they have a point? Through humorous animation and live-action interviews with academics, economists, and activists across the political spectrum, "Thank You For Not Breeding" takes a new look at our species, our environment, and our future.

Here to Stay is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the consequences of urban sprawl and technological advancement on the environment. It sheds light on issues such as population explosion, destruction of the planet, deforestation, pollution, and the depletion of natural resources. Through interviews and footage, the film raises awareness about the urgent need for sustainable practices and the preservation of our planet.

The Possibility of Hope is a documentary that explores the challenges and potential solutions to the environmental issues our planet faces. It delves into topics such as climate change, ecology, pollution, population explosion, and manmade environmental disasters. The film presents a thought-provoking analysis of the current state of our environment and offers hope for a sustainable future.

The story of our growing awareness and understanding of the environmental crisis and emergence, during the 1960s and '70s, of popular movement to confront it.